The PeerForward Team

Armando Collazo is a seasoned professional with a gift for networking and a deep passion for bridging opportunities with capital. Over the past 15 years, he has worn multiple hats, serving as a creative director, product manager, account manager, and a dedicated fundraiser for new ventures.

His creative expertise has made its mark as a creative director for Enviro Petroleum, where he has consistently crafted compelling narratives and innovative marketing  & tech strategies to drive success for these organizations.

In his capacity as a managing partner and account manager at The App Solutions, Armando applied his diverse skill set to assist health-tech companies in realizing their product development goals. His versatile expertise has been instrumental in guiding these companies towards innovation and growth.

Armando’s passion for positive impact led him to co-found Bueno Health, a healthcare company dedicated to serving the underserved Hispanic community, underscoring his dedication to societal betterment. He is deeply committed to the startup ecosystem, where he excels in creating products that have the potential to benefit a wide audience and in raising the necessary capital to bring these visions to fruition.

Armando’s academic foundation is rooted in International Business and Finance, having studied at the prestigious Universidad InterAmericana de Puerto Rico. Hailing from Ponce, Puerto Rico, he now calls Orlando, Florida, home. Armando Collazo is a dynamic force in the realms of business, innovation, and social impact, consistently making a positive difference in the world around him.

Caitlin uses her considerable design expertise to develop and refine the PeerForward curriculum using tenets of student development theory and social-emotional learning competencies. Prior to PeerForward, she earned an M.A. in Education at Stanford University. Caitlin brings her familiarity with the vast educational landscape, developed through years of teaching and advising seniors in high school, and managing organizational accounts for an online technology company. Familiar with both the student experience and operational decision-making that contributes to the learning environment, she strives to ensure that students are effectively engaged, challenged, and represented in schools and post-secondary programs nationwide.

Chrisann Bramwell is the Events Manager for PeerForward. She joined the team in the summer of 2020. At PeerForward, she practices what she loves most to do: supporting our youth. She is a graduate of Pine Forge Academy in Pine Forge, PA. She earned her BA in Marketing from American Intercontinental University (UIA) in Atlanta, GA. Chrisann loves spending time with her daughters, family, and friends. Life is to be celebrated so be grateful for the highs and learn from the lows.

Christopher Shires has been serving as the Director of Strategic Partnerships for PeerForward since 2015. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Christopher has always connected with the importance of making an impact on youth and families from low-income communities. Because of this he has been able to set up partnerships with several school communities through the Midwest and West Coast. Christopher also serves as a PeerForward Coach that trains and mobilizes young adults to execute campaigns to support the college-going culture of their schools.

Prior to PeerForward, Christopher has more than 10 years’ experience in financial banking where he specialized in management, client satisfaction and production of unique, tailored business services. Christopher has a B.A. in Business and Marketing from Metropolitan State University

Cornelius is an alumnus of the program and a certified PeerForward Coach. He graduated from Miami Northwestern High School and received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Public Advocacy from the University of South Florida. Upon graduating, Cornelius served as an AmeriCorps member, assisting youth in developing academically and planning for their futures. Cornelius has a passion for impacting others and has honed his expertise in facilitation over the last 12 years through his work with more than 30 organizations both nationally and internationally.

In 2016, Cornelius joined PeerForward as the first Alumni Fellow and now serves as the Manager of Corporate and Strategic Partnerships. Cornelius is an advocate for creating generational wealth and traveling abroad. He loves his daughter Zoey Christelle, his wife Shani, movies, and cycling through the streets of Miami. Cornelius is a brother of Phi Beta Sigma International Fraternity Inc. who uses his influence, knowledge, and positivity to uplift others. He lives by the motto “Be the drop that creates ripples of change.”

David is responsible for coaching, managing, and supporting implementation and key contributors in program design and implementation for 6 sites across the Mid-Atlantic (Maryland). He supports fellow coaches in the implementation of 30+ sites in the Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), and supports partnership conversations on our core program in these sites as well as in the New York City area. DC leads the CORE high school program model of PeerForward and serves as the lead program implementation representative in a PeerForward pilot program model entitled “PeerForward Affiliates.” DC is also the director and lead trainer of PeerForward’s professional development ventures and leads PeerForward’s Youth Facilitation Professional Development Training Program, known as “PeerForward-Coaches-in-Training.”

DC is a native of Sumter, SC, and is based in the Columbia, SC area. An alumnus of PeerForward (formerly College Summit), DC has worked professionally for the organization since 2008 in various roles, from Operations Associate to Program Manager. He is a certified youth facilitator with PeerForward and a Certified Professional Life Coach from the Certified Life Coach Institute of Orange County. In 2020, he obtained further credentials as a Master Certified Professional Coach/Master Certified Life Coach by the Certified Life Coach Institute. DC is a dedicated servant/volunteer at Right Direction Church International, a non-denominational church of 2000+ members across three locations in South Carolina.

DC earned his Bachelor of Arts in History with minors in Biology and Chemistry from Florida State University. He is currently pursuing his Master of Education degree in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning at the University of Arkansas. His mission as a social purpose leader is to build capacity and unity in families and youth (especially in rural and/or underserved areas) in the hope of creating more social synergy and transferable prosperity.

Loubert “Lou” Senatus is the Director at PeerForward. His responsibility is to coach, train, and lead teams of peer influencers in high schools across the country to conduct campaigns to promote and foster a college-going atmosphere. Lou has been involved with nonprofit organizations since 2007.

He holds an ACC credential from the International Coaching Federation and is a certified Leadership coach via Phi Theta Kappa Leadership (PTK) studies since 2014. He also serves as an adjunct faculty at Miami Dade College. Lou is on the Executive Board committee with his home chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, where he serves as co-chair of the Scholarship Committee, working on issues affecting Miami-Dade County residents.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida, where he majored in Education and minored in Nonprofit Management. His mission as a social change agent is to provide positive experiences and knowledge to build youth and adult social impact capacity with the hope that they will create positive social change.

Musa is an alumnus of the program and completed his workshop back in 2015. Musa is from The Bronx and is an alumnus of one of our PeerForward schools “47” The American Sign Language and English Secondary School. Musa received his bachelor’s in history at The State University of New York at Albany (SUNY Albany). Musa then went on to receive his master’s at Relay Graduate School of Education all in the meantime being a 6th-grade teacher in a charter school in The South Bronx.

PeerForward holds a special place in Musa’s heart because he is a product of the organization, and he knows the positive change it can have on not just an individual but on a community. Musa is committed to helping others and plans to continue to do that with his work here at PeerForward.

Nastassja was born and raised in Bowie, Maryland just outside our nation’s capital Washington, D.C. She was a star student and graduate in the class of 2017 from Bowie High School, where she was a founding member of the PeerForward team with whom she continued to do important work throughout her entire collegiate career. Nastassja is a college graduate with a Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration and a concentration in Marketing from Chowan University, where she is now a Masters of Organizational Leadership candidate.  Her passion is to motivate High School youth towards a college education and securing a secondary path. After graduation, she spent two years fighting against education inequality in Philadelphia, PA and has now happily made her way back home to Prince George’s County Maryland as a Program Specialist with PeerForward.

Prior to working at PeerForward, Prince was the Director of Development for a nonpartisan political information company called Politicking, where he developed a plan to reach over 1 million voters in mayoral elections across the United States in 2021. Prince graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Syracuse University, where he also had the privilege to study abroad in Madrid, Spain for four months. In his free time, he likes to travel, read, and play basketball. As a PeerForward Alumni himself, he is excited to rebuild our Alumni program into something we can all take pride in. He looks forward to reconnecting our alumni network of 20,000+ with each other, the organization, and the world.

Rashad Jabbar, a native from Washington, D.C., graduated from Coolidge SHS where he began his life-changing experience of becoming a Peer Leader with PeerForward (fka College Summit) joining the summer workshops at Trinity University of Washington back in 2011. Rashad later graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from Delaware State University in 2017.

Rashad stuck by his roots and continued his passion for youth development and encouraging students from all over to stay persistent in achieving their postsecondary education. Prior to working at PeerForward, Rashad was a Program Manager for an educational travel program that gives students the opportunity to have a full college experience during their summers including: campus tours, living in dorms, site visits, hands on simulations in the students preferred major field, and speaker events, all while simultaneously living the life as a college student before graduating high school.

During his free time, Rashad loves to travel, discover new foodie places and restaurants, catching up on the latest Bravo Housewives’ franchise shows, and spending time with his family and friends.

Tim is the first certified PeerFoward Coach, as well as a facilitator, entrepreneur, and international expert with over a decade of post-secondary experience. His expertise ranges from youth development to community partnerships and program evaluation. As a Senior Program Specialist at PeerForward, he leads core model implementation for high schools and manages college partnerships across the nation. Additionally, Tim is revered in his community for his introduction of President Barack Obama in his Address to Students. Since earning his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Morehouse College, he has supported students and families, through servant leadership, financial aid workshops and college attainment seminars. While managing over 2,500 graduating seniors annually, Tim has fine-tuned his niche by earning his Master’s in Curriculum & Instruction from the Graduate School of Education & Human Development at George Washington University. Nestled outside of Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Jasmine, and two boys, Carter and Cooper, Tim is committed to enhancing the market of college housing through his own business, Uhomes.